GUM Resources

GUM stands for Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics. A piece of writing that contains many gummy problems is difficult to read because those errors distract the reader and create "noise" that interferes with the reception of the writer's ideas.

• Punctuation Made Simple, by Gary A. Olson
• The Philosophy of Punctuation, by Paul Robinson
• Punctuation (from the Purdue Online Writing Lab)
• Commonly Used and Misused Punctuation Marks
• The Importance of Correct Punctuation
• Capitalization
• Editing and Proofreading (from the UNC Writing Center)
• Using Hyphens (from the Purdue Online Writing Lab)

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